Unlimited Space Agency Hacking Space

Jon Spooner, director of Human Space Flight Operations at the Unlimited Space Agency, is attempting to hack his way into space using a secret launch point alleged to be hidden somewhere in the UK Met Office.

No one should attempt a space expedition without careful planning and preparation. Here Jon gets advice from experts around the world in preparation for his flight.

Dr Alex Kumar is the European Space Agency research medical doctor based at the
Concordia station in Antarctica and Skyped in from the most remote place
on earth to answer Jon's questions about his work there testing the
limits of human physical and psychological endurance.

NASA's Don Thomas is an engineer, the Head of the Hackerman Academy of Mathematics &
Science in Tucson and between 1991 and 2007 was an astronaut flying
as a mission specialist on 4 space shuttle missions. Jon was VERY
excited (and humbled) that Don, one of the world’s most accomplished and
experienced astronauts, was able to call and offer his wisdom.

European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake is currently training with NASA’s Extreme Environment Mission Operations
(NEEMO) for a 5 day mission underwater as an aquanaut. Tim called from
his apartment close to the Johnson Space Centre to answer Jon's
questions about what he should be doing to prepare for his trip to space.

Astronaut instructor Loredana Bessone is head of the European Space Agency’s Instructional Technologies,
Special Skills Training, and Exploration Unit. She trains astronauts for
space by creating space-like environments and situations on Earth.
Loredana called from the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne to answer
Jon's questions about how to best work as a team to achieve his goal.

Dr Andy Newsam is an astrophysicist based at Liverpool John Moores University and the
Director of the National Schools Observatory project. Andy knows
EVERYTHING ABOUT SCIENCE and Skyped in to answer a great range of
questions from young and older agents about space and science.

Dr Gail Iles is a condensed matter physicist and until recently was an astronaut
instructor at the European Space Agency with over 500 parabolas flown
onboard the A300 Zero-G Airbus. Gail Skyped in to answer my questions
about how she got such an awesome job and what she thinks I should be
doing to prepare for space.